Virginia City

noun

1. a mining town in W Nevada: famous for the discovery of the rich Comstock silver lode 1859.

Example Sentences

He had the court staff digging through the old Virginia City mining claims.

From The Daily Beast

So he rode home to call Virginia City, to ask for his foster brother-in-law.

From The Daily Beast

The office, and Virginia City generally, quickly grew fond of him, delighting in his originality and measured speech.

From Project Gutenberg

In Virginia City he mingled with the turmoil of the Comstock and set down what he saw and thought, in his native speech.

From Project Gutenberg

The Virginia City people had heard many famous lectures before, but they were mere sideshows compared with Mark's.

From Project Gutenberg

Just before entering the main pass we come to the junction of a branch-road from Virginia City.

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It isn't far from Virginia City and is the capital of Nevada.

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